Twin Peaks are a pair of
mountain
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peaks in the
Adobe Range
The Adobe Range is a minor mountain range of Nevada. Located northwest and north of Elko, Nevada, it runs generally north-south for about , and has an area of about . Its highest point is an unnamed summit of and the named peaks include Sherman P ...
of
Elko County
Elko County is a county in the northeastern corner of Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,702. Its county seat is Elko. The county was established on March 5, 1869, from Lander County.
Elko County is the fourth ...
, in
Nevada
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,
United States
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. The East Twin is slightly higher than the West Twin.
Both summits contains several radio towers.
Summit panorama
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Mountains of Elko County, Nevada
Mountains of Nevada
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